Inning: 1 Boston Joe Berkman pitching. Yoanny Gourriel flies out to the left fielder. Ted Roberson grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Demmitt grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Webb Smith pitching. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the right fielder. Mark Balboa singles to left field. Mark Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Les Mierkowicz singles to right field. Mark Balboa is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Bankston walks. Malachi Ludwick hits a home run. Bob Bankston scores. Dave Perry pops out to the first baseman. Frank Kirby singles past the second baseman. Cuno Owen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Kirby is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Webb Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita strikes out. Ray Lombardi strikes out. Jimmy Doyle walks. Scrappy Stanton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Yoanny Gourriel singles to center field. Yoanny Gourriel steals second. Ted Roberson walks. Andy Demmitt strikes out. Bob Bankston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoanny Gourriel advances to third on the play. Ted Roberson advances to second on the play. Malachi Ludwick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Joe Berkman grounds out to the third baseman. Ikuo Inokawa lines out to the first baseman. Mark Balboa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Dave Perry walks. Frank Kirby hits a home run. Dave Perry scores. Johnny Wilson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cuno Owen doubles to right field. Webb Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Webb Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cuno Owen advances to third on the play. Yoanny Gourriel pops out to the third baseman. Ted Roberson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. Les Mierkowicz flies out to the right fielder. Masataka Takeshita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Andy Demmitt walks. Bob Bankston singles to center field. Andy Demmitt advances to third on the hit. Malachi Ludwick triples. Andy Demmitt scores. Bob Bankston scores. Dave Perry strikes out. Frank Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Cuno Owen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ray Lombardi singles past the shortstop. Jimmy Doyle hits a home run. Ray Lombardi scores. Scrappy Stanton pops out to the first baseman. Ed Mizeur is pinch hitting for Johnny Wilson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ed Mizeur flies out to the right fielder. Ikuo Inokawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Jim Mogridge pitching. Webb Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Yoanny Gourriel doubles past the center fielder. Ted Roberson singles to left field. Yoanny Gourriel scores. Andy Demmitt flies out to the right fielder. Bob Bankston lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mark Balboa strikes out. Mark Colbert strikes out. Les Mierkowicz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ken Benavides comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Malachi Ludwick strikes out. Dave Perry doubles to right field. Frank Kirby triples. Dave Perry scores. Cuno Owen singles to center field. Frank Kirby scores. Webb Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Yoanny Gourriel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita strikes out. Ray Lombardi flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Doyle grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ted Roberson flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Tesreau is pinch hitting for Andy Demmitt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jimmy Tesreau grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bankston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Walt Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Scrappy Stanton pops out to the second baseman. Bill Blair is pinch hitting for Ken Benavides. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Blair walks. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the center fielder. Bill Blair steals second. Mark Balboa singles to center field. Bill Blair scores. Mark Balboa steals second. Mark Colbert walks. Les Mierkowicz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Paddy Garfield pitching. Malachi Ludwick singles to center field. Malachi Ludwick steals second. Dave Perry walks. Frank Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Cuno Owen strikes out. Walt Robinson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita singles to center field. Ray Lombardi doubles past the third baseman. Jimmy Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Scrappy Stanton singles to right field. Masataka Takeshita scores. Ray Lombardi scores. Jim Jones is pinch hitting for Paddy Garfield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Scrappy Stanton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Newell improves in range Jim Wirth improves in velocity Russ Seybold did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rich Picinich did not respond to coaching in control John Newell did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harley Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Elden Ritz improves in velocity Curly Wilson improves in control Bob Dashiell improves in contact_vs_lefty